After finishing up the year in our Kia Niro long-termer, I’m finally ready to take the reins of our Volvo XC60. It has been a pleasant change of pace, and I’ve been enjoying the smooth powertrain and luxurious interior. But I’m also starting to notice a few annoyances. The backup camera provides a decent view during […]

Porsche owner and enthusiast Todd Schleicher has posted what could be the first public images of the 992-generation 2020 Porsche 911 Turbo on his Instagram account, and we have to say it looks pretty sweet. This gray metallic beast wears glossy black wheels—likely in staggered 20-inch front and 21-inch rear diameters—and a rear wing that […]

Earlier this month, we caught yet another mid-engine Corvette prototype out testing on public roads. Interestingly, it wasn’t running around in Michigan where most prototypes have been seen. Instead, it was in California, driving along the same roads we use to evaluate cars during our Of the Year testing. We could only conclude that Chevrolet’s […]

Rivian shot to stardom last year with its stylish electric pickup and SUV. The R1T and R1S could give Tesla a run for its money with each boasting a top range of more than 400 miles. Now, Rivian has applied for a patent on an auxiliary battery module that could provide even more range. The […]

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has introduced a pedestrian crash prevention test into its rating system. Overall, the first batch of vehicles in the new test program performed well, with nine of the 11 small SUVs achieving “Superior” or “Advanced” ratings. The 2018-2019 Honda CR-V, 2019 Subaru Forester, 2019 Toyota RAV4, and 2019 Volvo […]

Kia is on a roll with its exterior designs lately. From the sleek, premium brand-rivaling Stinger to the rugged-looking Telluride, Kia has made a name for itself in the design world. Now, the Korean brand is looking to apply its unique touch to electric vehicles. Kia has teased an all-electric concept bound for the Geneva […]

After decades of posturing about how high-speed rail was going to be California’s transportation salvation, new Governor Gavin Newsom poleaxed the overwrought, overthought, and way overbudget choo-choo. I’m sure Newsom did some version of the following math: The proposed budget for the L.A.-to-San Francisco high-speed train was $77 billion, and growing. That’s $200 million per […]

Tesla has missed key deadlines in the past, but that hasn’t stopped CEO Elon Musk from setting ambitious timelines for autonomous cars. Musk says that its full self-driving technology will be complete by the end of this year. “I think we will be ‘feature-complete’ on full self-driving this year, meaning the car will be able […]

Call it the Ocasio-Cortez Effect. We are witnessing a pendulum swing of sorts—a backlash against the trappings of excessive wealth and conspicuous consumption—as signified by the election of the New York Congresswoman and her democratic socialist cohort. So it isn’t a surprise that being seen in a gleaming Extreme Silver Bentley Continental GT W12, with […]